Ming Shu: Proud and Adorable

Yikou Zhai, located on Shangxi Street in the capital, is a famous pastry shop beloved by the people. Yet ever since it opened, the owner behind the scenes has never shown her face.

So everyone speculated that Qing Niang, the shop's manager, was actually the owner.

It was only when His Highness Prince Zhangguang got married that everyone finally realized the truth: the owner of Yikou Zhai was none other than the eldest daughter of the Yongcheng Marquis's household, who was about to become a princess consort!

[1]

Prince Zhangguang of Yunqing guarded the border for five years before returning to the capital at the end of his term.

Not long after his return, the emperor personally sent him to deliver a birthday gift to the eldest daughter of the Yongcheng Marquis's household. A few days later, the emperor summoned him to the palace, hoping to arrange a marriage between them, and asked what he thought.

Huaijin replied calmly, "Your younger brother has no plans to marry for now."

Later.

Huaijin was eating and drinking with a friend at Zuixian Residence when he heard the self-proclaimed young cousin of the Yongcheng Marquis's household getting drunk next door and talking nonsense. As it happened, the object of his drunken rambling was the eldest daughter of the Yongcheng Marquis's household.

The next day, a servant found the young cousin unconscious in the alley behind the marquis's residence, beaten black and blue.

[2]

On the day Huaijin returned to the capital, his carriage passed Yikou Zhai, and his attendant asked if he wanted to buy some pastries to try.

He said, "No need. I have never cared for such things."

That evening, after returning to his residence, he tried a few pastries sent by Commandery Princess Jiahe. He was both amazed and full of praise, and when he looked at the box, he saw the name "Yikou Zhai" printed on it.

After that, he couldn't stop thinking about those pastries.

Until one day, he accidentally discovered that the owner of Yikou Zhai was the very same eldest daughter of the Yongcheng Marquis's household whose proposed marriage to him he had once rejected...

#Yunqing Extra: See how His Highness Prince Zhangguang gets face-slapped again and again before marriage, then dotes on his wife after marriage!#

#Yunqing Headlines: See how the beautiful, capable, and somewhat tragic young lady of the marquis's household uses her own talents to become a wealthy young entrepreneur!#

[One-on-one, happy ending, slow burn, fictional setting, no need to scrutinize historical details!]

Theme: Women should be independent and strong, and build careers of their own. This gives them confidence and brings them happiness.